Stabilizer Link Replacement
- Raise the front of the vehicle, and support it with safety stands in the proper locations (see LIFT AND SUPPORT POINTS ).
- Remove the front wheel.
- Remove the self-locking nut (A) and flange nut (B) while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D), and remove the stabilizer link (E).
- Install the stabilizer link (A) on the stabilizer bar (B) and lower arm (C) with the joint pins set at the center of their range of movement.NOTE: The left stabilizer link has a yellow paint mark (D), while the right stabilizer link has a white paint mark.
- Install a new self-locking nut and a new flange nut, and lightly tighten them.
- Place a jack under the lower arm, and raise the suspension to load it with the vehicle's weight.NOTE: Do not place the jack against the lower arm ball joint pin of the knuckle.
- Tighten the self-locking nut (A) and the flange nut (B) to the specified torque values while holding the respective joint pin (C) with a hex wrench (D).
- Clean the mating surfaces of the brake disc and the inside of the wheel, then install the front wheel, and test-drive the vehicle.
- After 5 minutes of driving, tighten the self-locking nut again to the specified torque value.